Stichting Nederland Sri Lanka

About Stichting Nederland Sri Lanka

This foundation offers the largest collection of Internet links related to Sri Lanka on the Internet. Check: http://www.stichtingnederlandsrilanka.nl/Links.htm In 1976 the “Stichting Nederland-Sri Lanka (Ceylon)” (Netherlands-Sri Lanka Foundation) was founded in The Hague in order to raise funds for the restoration of the former VOC-orphanage in Colombo. After a successful campaign the building could be opened in 1982 as Dutch Period Museum by the then President Jayewardene. Afterwards the Stichting concentrated its activities on: * co-founding the Netherlands Alumni Association of Lanka (NAAL) which is joined by former members of international post-graduate courses in the Netherlands. The association has now over 500 members and is housed in the Dutch Period Museum. * creating in 1976 the twinning between the Dutch and Srilankan municipalities of Velsen and Galle. This twinning has proved to be a great success. * giving information on Sri Lanka, preferably on bilateral relations in the fields of culture, education and development cooperation. The website of the Stichting Nederland Sri Lanka offers the largest collection of links on Sri Lanka on the internet. For the time being the Stichting Nederland-Sri Lanka will mainly function as information and advising centre. CURRENT BOARD Dr J. Van Goor, former Senior Lecturer of History at Utrecht University, Chairman Drs P.J.J. de Bruijn, former Indologist Kern Institute, Leiden University, Secretary Mr E. Jongens, Initiator of the Netherlands-Sri Lanka Foundation and of the Twinning between Velsen and Galle, Treasurer Prof. dr ir G.E. Frerks, Professor of Conflict Studies at Wageningen University Mr B.R. Körner, former Ambassador of the Netherlands in Sri Lanka A.A.G. van Schaik, Publicist Dr L.J. Wagenaar, Amsterdam Historical Museum, senior curator; History Department, University of Amsterdam, lecturer www.stichtingnederlandsrilanka.nl

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